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The Threat of Prosecution May Reduce Further Intimate Partner (Domestic) Violence

The threat of, or offer to drop, prosecution may provide leverage for abused women. For victim-initiated complaints, permitting
victims to drop charges following an arrest significantly lowered the chance of new violence during and 6 months following
the court appearance. These women also experienced less violence, less severe violence, and a longer delay before the onset
of new violence.[1]